VLD 1:2 SPM | Admiral Vladivostok - Spartak Moscow (KHL)

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Admiral Vladivostok

1:2 (1:1, 0:1, 0:0)

Spartak Moscow

Monday 02.12.2013, 10:00 • Fetisov Arena (capacity 5,500) • KHL

		Final word It was nothing like David vs. Goliath. Both teams were quite equal in terms of play and the tiniest of gaps separated the two hard-working teams. Full packed Fetisov Arena in Vladivostok sure enjoyed great fighting spirit on both sides, but was dissapointed with the final outcome. Except for the small group of Spartak fans of course. Game would have easily gone the other way too. All things together – Spartak deserved this win – no doubt about that. Eurolivescores player of the game: Matt Anderson (Spartak) (12:22:17)
		Game numbers - Shots: Admiral 30, Spartak 30 Faceoffs: Admiral 28/59, Spartak 31/59 Penalties: Admiral 8, Spartak 12 Ice time leaders: Artyom Ternavsky (23:47 on ice, 25 shifts) for Admiral and Deron Quint (25:41 on ice, 27 shifts) for Spartak
		Third period stats - Shots: Admiral 12, Spartak 9 Faceoffs: Admiral 11/19, Spartak 8/19 Penalties: Admiral 4, Spartak 2
	60:00	Game over.
	59:29	Home team timeout.
	59:26	Niko Hovinen leaves hs net, sixth skater comes on ice for Admiral
	58:21	Gynge shoots from inbetween circles, Ivanov saves
	58:00	Two minutes left in third period
	57:59	Visiting team at full strength.
	57:02	Drugov shoots from left side, another deflection by Ivanov
	56:25	Lesnukhin sghoots from right side, Ivanov deflects
	55:59	Andrei Sergeyev (Spartak) gets 2min. penalty for throwing the puck outside the playing area
	54:59	Home team at full strength.
	54:39	Denis Bodrov fires from distane, Hovinen deflects puck into corner
	54:05	Toluzakov is next to try, Hovinen saves again
	53:38	Matt Anderson shoots from inbetween circles, Hovinen saves
	52:59	Alexei Ugarov (Admiral) gets 2 min. penalty for high sticking
	51:38	Andrei Sergeyev fires from distance, Niko Hovinen deflects
	50:11	Viktor Drugov shoots from right handside board, ivanov goes on his knees and deflects puck
	48:55	Sergei Lesnukhin shoots from left side, Ivanov deflects
	47:31	Admiral Vladivostok at full strength.
	46:57	Powerplay so far doesn't give any real chance to shoot for Spartak; possesion is there, but Admiral's defensive play is strong for now
	45:31	Mathias Porseland (Admiral) gets 2min. penalty for tripping
	44:25	Rastislav Spirko shoots from right side, Hovinen deflects
	43:37	Andrei Nikitenko shoots, Ivanov saves
	43:05	Poor play in opening minutes of third period continues, teams are trying to apply some pressure, but most of the game passes by in neutral zone
	41:48	Being one goal behind Admiral is expected to put some real pressure in third period. So far – not happening
	40:08	Spartak Moscow at full strength.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Second period stats - Shots: Admiral 9, Spartak 6 Faceoffs: Admiral 9/21, Spartak 12/21 Penalties: Admiral 2, Spartak 6
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:00	One minute left in second period
	38:55	Players gather in big crowd in front of Spartak's goal, but puck eventually flies out of Moscow defensive zone
	38:08	Evgeny Kulik (Spartak) gets 2min. penalty for tripping
	38:03	Visiting team at full strength.
	37:12	Evgeny Grachyov shoots from top of right faceoff circle, Ivanov saves again
	36:40	Antropov fires from left side, Ivanov deflects puck
	36:03	Viktor Bobrov (Spartak) gets 2min. penalty for hooking
	35:20	Visiting team at full strength.
	34:49	Felix Schutz fires from inbetween circles, Ivanov makes deflection
	34:01	Richard Gynge shoots, Ivanov manages to save his net somehow by lying on his back and covering puck
	33:20	Andrei Sergeyev (Spartak) gets 2 min. penalty for goal being deliberately knocked
	32:46	Igor Bortnikov shoots from inbetween faceoff circles, Ivanov saves
	32:10	Denis Osipov fires from blue line, Ivanov deflects puck into corner
	30:58	Pavel Medvedev shoots from left side, Hovinen saves in great style
	29:15	Home team at full strength.
	27:15	Mathias Porseland (Admiral) gets 2min. penalty for hooking
	25:33	Yegor Antropov shoots from right side, Ivanov saves
	24:10	Home team gets loud support inside Fetisov Arena – crowd tries to give them extra boost in hunt for equalizing goal
	22:48	Igor Bortnikov shoots for Admiral, Ivanov saves
	21:09	Goal for Spartak! Great breakaway finishes with nice assist by Igor Volkov and easy tip in goal by Mikhail YUNKOV
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		First period stats - Shots: Admiral 9, Spartak 15 Faceoffs: Admiral 8/19, Spartak 11/19 Penalties: Admiral 2, Spartak 4
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:00	One minute left in first period
	18:06	Goal for Admiral! Felix SCHUTZ benefits on deflected puck
	17:07	Yegor Antropov shoots from distance, Ivanov is forced to make great save to save his team
	15:46	Bergfors shoots again, Ivanov saves
	14:06	Deron Quint fires from blue line, Hovinen saves
	12:47	Artyom Ternavsky fires distance shot from left side, Ivanov deflects
	11:29	Visiting team at full strength.
	11:05	Felix Schultz shoots from top of left faceoff circle, Ivanov saves
	10:36	Niclas Bergfors shoots from left side, Ivanov saves again
	09:58	Denis Osipov shoots from distance, Ivanov deflects
	09:29	Ilya Nekolenko (Spartak) gets 2min. penalty for high-sticking
	07:27	Goal for Spartak! Rastislav SPIRKO scores on powerplay after Tom Wandell's shot from blue line
	07:23	Alexei Grishin fires from distance, Hovinen saves
	06:53	Visiting team at full strength.
	06:48	Richard Gynge (Admiral) gets 2min. penalty for hooking.
	05:48	Pavel Medvedev shoots shorthanded, Hovinen saves
	04:53	Filipp Toluzakov (Spartak) gets 2 min. penalty for tripping
	03:05	None of the teams fired dangerous shots so far, and both of them are trying to implement their style of play.
	01:59	Filipp Toluzakov shoots from top of right faceof circle – Hovinen goes on his knees and stops the puck
	00:05	Fetisov Arena is – as usual – full packed. First puck goes to Spartak.
	00:01	Game started.
		Russian National Anthem is played inside Fetisov Arena in Vladivostok
		Admiral vs. Spartak game offers similar clash like David vs. Goliath. Not that Spartak is doing particulary good in season so far – they sit on 9th place in Western Conference, but Moscow side aims are sure much higher than those named for Admiral. To be fair – after poor start into the season – Admiral also sits on 9th place on East, but such result isn't treated as underachievement on Russian far east. Not many goals are expected on todays game as both teams are quite solid in defense and not all that impressive on the attacking side, but who knows? Let's take a look at the game together!
		Welcome. Game starts at 10:00.

Commentary by

Ben Kelsson

@MarcusLuxie

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 19. SCHUTZ (Bergfors) – 8. SPIRKO (Sergeyev, Wandell), 22. YUNKOV (Volkov, Kozlov)

Admiral Vladivostok: Hovinen Ivannikov – Porseland Ternavsky Nikitenko Ugarov Grachyov – Osipov Antropov Bergfors Gynge Schultz – Zemchyonok Vorobyov Lesnukhin Drugov Bortnikov – Pervushin barbashev Kuznetsov Avtsin

Spartak Moscow: Ivanov Trushkov – Quint Sergeyev Spirko Anderson Wandell – Bodrov Kulik Kozlov Yunkov Volkov – Vasilyev Grishin Nikulin Kvasha Toluzakov – Mamkin Nekolenko Boborv Medvedev Peshekhonov

Referees: Komarov, Shchenyov – Streltsov, Tarasov

Attendance: 5,500

1st period
	04:53
	07:27
	09:29
	18:06
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:09
	27:15
	33:20
	36:03
	38:08
2nd intermission
3rd period
	45:31
	52:59
	55:59
Final